West Indies tri-series 2013: Five reasons why India lost against Sri Lanka

1. India missed MS Dhoni

Though it is not a judgment on the leadership abilities of Virat Kohli, one wonders if the fate of the game would have been any different with MS Dhoni in charge.

The partnership between Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene could have been broken with imaginative field settings and inspired bowling changes but we got very little of that from Kohli. He did throw everything on the batsman but it takes a little more than that.

Moreover, MS Dhoni’s explosive batting ability lower down the order absorbs a lot of pressure of the top order. It will be interesting to see how India take this campaign forward as a few more defeats can be hampering for the team’s morale.